Minimization of channel filters within wireless access nodes

a wireless access node and filter technology, applied in the field of communication networks, can solve the problems of reducing the maximum throughput of the mesh network shown in fig. 1, affecting the efficiency so as to minimize interference and hardware costs of wireless access nodes.

Active Publication Date: 2008-04-22
ABB INC
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[0011]The invention includes an apparatus and method for minimizing interference and hardware costs of wireless access nodes.

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Mesh networks such as the mesh network shown in FIG. 1 can suffer from interference problems.
This interference can reduce the maximum throughput delivered by the mesh.
However, interference between communication channels is more difficult to control with mesh networks that include omni-directional antennas.
Actual implementations of mesh networks still suffer some interference even when different frequency spectra are allocated for different transmission channels of the mesh network.
This undesired adjacent channel signal power causes interference.
Furthermore, even if the transmitted signals are completely contained within their designated channels, their relatively high power can cause loss of sensitivity for nearby receivers.
However, the filtering can add undesired cost to the access nodes.

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[0024]As shown in the drawings for purposes of illustration, the invention is embodied in methods of routing within a mesh network, methods of filtering transmission signals of the access nodes, and filtering systems within the access nodes of mesh networks.

[0025]FIG. 2 shows an access node 200 that includes channel filtering. The access node 200 includes a first radio 210 and a second radio 220. The first radio 210 can be dedicated to wireless communication with upstream devices of a mesh network, and the second radio 220 can be dedicated to wireless communication with downstream devices of the mesh network. This embodiment of the access node 200 includes three communication channels per radio 210, 220. Three filters 232, 234, 236 of the first radio 210 provide filtering of the wireless signals at frequencies corresponding to the three communication channels associated with the first radio 210. Three other filters 242, 244, 246 provide filtering of wireless signals at frequencies a...

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A wireless access node includes a first radio operable to transmit / receive on one of at least N transmission channels. A second radio is operable to transmit / receive on another one of the at least N transmission channels. A first filter bank, of less than N filters, filters a first transmit / receive signal of the first radio. A second filter bank, of less than N filters, filters a second transmit / receive signal of the second radio. Generally, N is greater than 2.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates generally to communication networks. More particularly, the invention relates to minimization of channel filters within wireless access nodes of a mesh network.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Wireless access devices are becoming more prevalent. Wireless access can be implemented in many different forms, including connecting a wireless access device (client) through a wireless mesh network that provides connection to a wired network. FIG. 1 shows a wireless mesh network that includes a client device 140. The wired gateway in the FIG. 1 can accept clients directly, so it can also be an access node. The client device 140 is wirelessly connected to an access node 130. The wireless access node 130 is wirelessly connected to a wired gateway 110 through another wireless access node 120. The wired gateway 110 can provide access to the internet 100 as an access node.[0003]The transfer of information from the client 140 to the gateway 110 is ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04Q7/24H04B1/40H04L12/56H04W40/12
CPCH04B1/40H04W40/12
Inventor BEHROOZI, CYRUS
Owner ABB INC
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